WINSS: A simulation tool of the IEEE 802.15.4 Standard for Network Simulator 2

Abstract

Low-cost technology that can monitor a wide range of environments, Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) has become increasingly common and studies on it have increased a lot. Due to the cost and time required to deploy a WSN in physical environments, the network simulators, such as the popular Network Simulator 2 (NS-2), have been adopted for evaluation of WSNs. NS-2 is a widely accepted and used network simulation tool. The IEEE 802.15.4 wireless technology has been used for implementation of WSNs and NS-2 supports simulation of WSNs based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard, but the execution of simulations on this standard may not be an easy task for new users. This paper presents WINSS (Wireless Network Sensor Simulator), a simulation tool of the IEEE 802.15.4 Standard for NS-2.